A team of economists and engineers from China, Turkey and Nigeria has published a proposal based on simulations to build a sub-Saharan Africa electrical grid across 12 countries. In their paper published in the journal Scientific Reports, the group outlines which countries would be involved, factors that would be used to build such a grid, and estimated costs.

A proposal to build a sub-Saharan Africa electrical grid across 12 countries::A team of economists and engineers from China, Turkey and Nigeria has published a proposal based on simulations to build a sub-Saharan Africa electrical grid across 12 countries. In their paper published in the journal Scientific …

  • kommerzbert@feddit.deEnglish
    14·
    1 year ago

    Naive question: How is the political situation between all these African countries? Are they “good enough friends” to make this work on from a political point of view?

    • whoisearth@lemmy.caEnglish
      27·
      1 year ago

      For the most part I would say yes. I live in Canada but can tell you first hand there is a comradery among those expats from African countries that I feel is decidedly unique.

      The analogy is if I was on vacation backpacking in Europe and ran into a fellow Canadian.

      • mikeyBoy14@lemmy.worldEnglish
        201·
        1 year ago

        Mate, a good third of the countries on that list are currently suffering such brutal ethnic violence that it might be considered genocide. Close to half are riddled by islamic terrorism, usually directed towards ethnic minorites. At least two of them are in the middle of civil wars.

        • ladybug@mander.xyzEnglish
          3·
          1 year ago

          This comment made me realize that South Sudan isn’t on the map in despite the power grid near it.